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Cashew Nut Cookies
The cashew nut’s shape symbolizes the gold bars used in ancient times and therefore, it is an auspicious ingredient used in cooking during Chinese New Year.
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Homemade Peanut Butter
Peanut butter can be incredibly healthy addition to your diet, and it is not limited to spreading on your toast or crackers. With peanut butter, you can make good dressing for salads, use it for making cookies and cakes and even make chocolate peanut butter!
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Uppuma (Semolina with Vegetables)
Originally from Tamil Nadu, this tasty dish is so wholesome you can eat it as a one-dish meal.
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Potato and Onion Pizza
When I described what I was going to do for my dinner, a friend, chuckled and commented “it is all heavy in carbohydrates!” Of course, I knew that. But just imagine the caramelized onion, the smell of the rosemary, the potatoes and cheese combined together!
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Pandan Cupcakes With Palm Sugar Frosting
The cupcake itself is unique in flavour too. Instead of using the usual vanilla essence, the pandan leaves have been blended in the milk to give a natural aroma. If you cannot find fresh pandan leaves, you can use 1 teaspoon of pandan paste instead.
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Raspberry Lamingtons
Raspberry lamingtons make very good party cakes. It is not difficult to bake a batch of lamingtons at home. However I think it is best to make the lamingtons the day before the party. You can store lamingtons for up to a week in the refrigerator.
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Savoury Cheddar Biscuits
Cookies don’t have to be served as a dessert or with coffee or tea all the time! They can also be a nice appetizer or a tasty snack.
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Stir Fried Brussel Sprouts
Brussel Sprouts are delicious to eat if cooked the right way. Cooking on high heat is one of the best ways as the sprouts release a beautiful flavor when in contact with the heat.
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Cardamon Caramel Popcorn
If you do not have an idea of what edible gifts to make to give away during Christmas, make popcorns!! It is so fun to eat and loved by most people.
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M & M Cookies
The M & M cookies are also one of my favourites – I think they look cool with all those yummy small, round and colourful milk chocolate covered confectionary studded on them.